How many hours of online training does Brain Balance provide?
Brain_Balance Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- (d) Provide you with (i) approximately 40 hours of online training; (ii) up to ten (10) days at a specified training location approved by BBF; (iii) and three (3) to five (5) days at your Center location for site inspection and a brief operations overview. In addition, you will have approximately 10 hours of telephone or webinar training before you open and start to have participants begin in the program. We will make shadow training available to you and your staff at an approved regional Center for 2-3 days, depending upon that Center's staff availability. (Franchise Agreement §9.01(d)). Satellite centers are provided (i) approximately 24 hours of online training; (ii) the option (not mandatory) of up to (5) days at a location approved by BBF. More detailed information about training programs appears in this Item 11 under the subheading "Training Programs." It is important to note that these hours may change based on disruptions in travel and operations.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 36–47)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Brain Balance's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees receive approximately 40 hours of online training as part of their pre-opening obligations. This training is part of a larger program that also includes up to 10 days at a specified training location and 3 to 5 days at the franchisee's center for site inspection and operations overview. Franchisees also receive about 10 hours of telephone or webinar training before opening.
For franchisees opening a Satellite center, the online training component is approximately 24 hours. They also have the option, but are not required, to attend up to 5 days of training at a location approved by Brain Balance.
The FDD notes that these training hours are subject to change due to potential disruptions in travel and operations, so prospective franchisees should confirm the most current training schedule during their due diligence.